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How do I set my connection to metered? Windows 10.
I have windows 10 and understand a large upgrade is coming. How do I set my computer to use metered service. I want to upgrade between 2:00 am and 8:00 am.
OleSmokey
OleSmokey
- Please let us know how that goes. Any decent alternative to Windows might be worth a try. As far as you know, can it be installed on a blank drive?
- Install notes. Not going to put it on my primary hard drive. Will use a flash drive or see if can use external usb hdd. Not going to mess with it anymore tonight but something new and interesting to play with. : )
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D. Data collection
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A. MD5 Verification
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B. How to launch Remix OS for PC
-For Hard Disk Installation:
NOTE: Currently, installation tool only supports Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, with a minimum capacity of 8GB. Other system users, please install on USB flash drive.
1. Download the Remix OS for PC package, which contains the Remix OS for PC ROM & Installation Tool.
2. Open the Remix OS Installation Tool and follow the instructions to install Remix OS for PC on your hard disk.
3. Reboot your PC.
For UEFI, press special key (F12 for Dell, F9 for HP, F12 for Lenovo, Option Key for MAC) while booting to enter boot menu and ensure that Secure Boot is disabled.
4. Select Remix OS in Windows Boot Menu.
-For USB Flash Drive Installation:
NOTE: A USB 3.0 flash drive that supports FAT32 format, with a minimum capacity of 8GB and a recommended writing speed of 20MB/s.
1. All data on your USB flash drive will be erased. Please backup the data in your USB flash drive before you start the installation.
2. Download the Remix OS for PC package, which contains the Remix OS for PC ROM & Installation Tool
3. Insert USB flash drive into your PC
4. Open the Remix OS Installation Tool and follow the instructions to install Remix OS for PC on your USB flash drive.
5. Reboot your PC.
6. Press special key(F12 for Dell, F9 for HP, F12 for Lenovo, Option Key for MAC) while booting and enter Boot Menu.
For UEFI, ensure that Secure Boot is disabled.
7. Select "USB Storage Device" under boot option.
8. Select either "Guest Mode" or "Resident Mode" to start Remix OS.
Notes for USB Flash Drive Installation:
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https://craftedflash.com/info/how-boot-computer-from-usb-flash-drive
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=========================================== Nice. Thanks for the info. It will be the USB flash drive for me, at least for trying it out for a while. It can't hurt. Thanks again.
- You're welcome. Where's Jezra been? Think he'd be all over this. Still loving the meter he made for Android smart phones.
Going to bed myself. Tomorrow is another day. It doesn't seem like he's been on as much lately.
Enjoy the sleep. :)
- Yes you can set an ethernet to metered using a registry change. See "Interesting Discussion: How to set a Windows 10 Ethernet Connection as Metered to control Updates, Drivers, Store, etc." post. Just search in above Search Box for "metered ethernet". Read the whole thing to see several methods.
I am a user of the metered connection hack to control the timing of my update downloads. Please be aware that Microsoft Office updates won't happen when you have metered connection set. Office detects that updates are available and reminds you of that fact. However, when you go through the series of prompts to actually get the update to download the download will silently fail. This is despite the fact that it detects you have 'metered connection' set and verifies that you would like to override it for the purpose of the download. I found that in order to get the update I needed to temporarily disable the metered connection setting. I spent quite a number of cycles trying to figure out why the Office update would not complete.
